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Dashiell Wood

The 10 weirdest product placements in games, from Final Fantasy 15 to Death Stranding

Final Fantasy 15

Gaming and product placement go hand in hand. Whether it's images of Nathan Drake clutching a Subway sandwich in a TV ad or the strange exploits of Pepsiman on the original PlayStation, advertising firms have been fighting for a slice of the gaming pie for years. Although the most egregious examples are always the first to spring to mind, when done right, the inclusion of recognisable brands in a game can help bring a new level of believability to virtual worlds, and so here we’re going to explore some of the most tasteful, and tasteless, times real-world foodstuffs showed up in otherwise unrelated adventures. 

Yakuza series - Branded booze 

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